GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| ossify | to change into bone |